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Can anyone really explain how pulleys work? I mean not in theoretical terms

Seems like witchcraft to me.
contagious spot boltzmann
  11/22/25
Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are...
Multi-colored Cerise Love Of Her Life Half-breed
  11/22/25
Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable ...
contagious spot boltzmann
  11/22/25
Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and...
Multi-colored Cerise Love Of Her Life Half-breed
  11/22/25
(witch)
Emerald alcoholic faggot firefighter
  11/22/25
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contagious spot boltzmann
  11/22/25
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Red boistinker
  11/22/25
You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics ...
Hot Razzle-dazzle Sex Offender Sound Barrier
  11/22/25
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Maize abode
  11/23/25
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anal exhilarant whorehouse
  11/22/25
Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity b...
contagious spot boltzmann
  11/22/25
cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would ...
hyperactive histrionic pit roommate
  11/22/25
after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. ...
hyperactive histrionic pit roommate
  11/22/25
It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.
Shimmering Dilemma
  11/22/25
He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP i...
Slate state
  11/22/25
?
Shimmering Dilemma
  11/22/25
Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley wor...
contagious spot boltzmann
  11/22/25
it's because you're trading distance for force
Red boistinker
  11/22/25
ljl
Aphrodisiac Church Windowlicker
  11/23/25
A fixed pulley has no effect on force
Slate state
  11/22/25
Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspi...
contagious spot boltzmann
  11/22/25
Interesting typo
Slate state
  11/22/25
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Multi-colored Cerise Love Of Her Life Half-breed
  11/23/25
you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and le...
Red boistinker
  11/22/25
ooooh, i love knots too
lime stead jewess
  11/22/25
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beady-eyed greedy space
  11/23/25
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contagious spot boltzmann
  11/23/25
Did you not take a Physics course in college?
mentally impaired field wagecucks
  11/22/25
I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got ass...
Red boistinker
  11/22/25
They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are ...
galvanic alcoholic orchestra pit selfie
  11/23/25
A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using ce...
Topaz useless brakes gas station
  11/22/25
I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old je...
magenta sticky parlour
  11/22/25
Gets good around 13:30 https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7...
magenta sticky parlour
  11/22/25
Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted...
bat-shit-crazy site
  11/22/25
Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a coupl...
lime stead jewess
  11/22/25
...
beady-eyed greedy space
  11/23/25
this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just ...
anal exhilarant whorehouse
  11/22/25
Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near ...
Shimmering Dilemma
  11/23/25
Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.
Mind-boggling trailer park
  11/23/25
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contagious spot boltzmann
  11/24/25
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Alluring sisters in law of yesteryear
  12/24/25


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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann

Seems like witchcraft to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452778)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:05 PM
Author: Multi-colored Cerise Love Of Her Life Half-breed

Do you know how a lever or a screw work? Simple machines are just that, simple.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452779)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann

Wow, thank you for that transfer of knowledge, oh Honorable Knowed One!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452784)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: Multi-colored Cerise Love Of Her Life Half-breed

Pulleys work by using a wheel and rope to multiply force and change the direction of a force, making it easier to lift heavy objects. A single, fixed pulley can change the direction of force, while a system of multiple pulleys (called a block-and-tackle) provides mechanical advantage by distributing the weight across more ropes, requiring less force to lift the load, but over a longer distance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452810)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: Emerald alcoholic faggot firefighter

(witch)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452815)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:21 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452823)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:21 PM
Author: Red boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452948)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:09 PM
Author: Hot Razzle-dazzle Sex Offender Sound Barrier

You know how water is wet? Well that’s fluid dynamics chief

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453151)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 12:03 AM
Author: Maize abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453220)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:20 PM
Author: anal exhilarant whorehouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453167)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:20 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann

Is it because you effectively negate the weight of gravity by transferring the load from up to down?

But then why does the effort required to lift the load decrease with every additional pulley system?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452818)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: hyperactive histrionic pit roommate

cq. if anything it seems like a system of two pulleys would “unreverse” the gravity, thereby rendering it useless. kind of like a “double negative” for the wordcels out there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452851)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:31 PM
Author: hyperactive histrionic pit roommate

after thinking about this, the solution is kind of obvious. a dual-pulley system would have the second pulley upside-down, thus reversing the gravity twofold. in this system, the rope isn’t used to exert force but rather to keep the load from floating away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453187)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Shimmering Dilemma

It halves the distance ergo doubles the force.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452855)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Slate state

He didn't say anything about compound pulleys. I think OP is genuinely wondering why a rope on a wheel moves when you pull it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452864)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 8:56 PM
Author: Shimmering Dilemma

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452899)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:00 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann

Ever notice how every compelling explanation of a pulley working involves a demonstration of a pulley working?

That’s not by accident.

How do they work!?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452921)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:22 PM
Author: Red boistinker

it's because you're trading distance for force

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452950)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:30 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac Church Windowlicker

ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49454445)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:31 PM
Author: Slate state

A fixed pulley has no effect on force

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452968)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann

Unrelatedly, are pulleys a sign that God came down and inspired us by showing through one of the profits that this is a pulley?

And if that happened millennia ago, is it still happening now? Are today’s rich and famous really prophets chosen by God? Will Elon Musk and Sam Altman lead us to Nirvana?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452927)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:33 PM
Author: Slate state

Interesting typo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452972)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:26 AM
Author: Multi-colored Cerise Love Of Her Life Half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453345)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: Red boistinker

you should buy a block and tackle from harbor freight and learn this shit

you should also buy some rope and learn some knots. this is my favorite knot that I use multiple times per week: https://www.animatedknots.com/tumble-hitch-knot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452982)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: lime stead jewess

ooooh, i love knots too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453183)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:30 AM
Author: beady-eyed greedy space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453347)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:07 PM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49454537)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: mentally impaired field wagecucks

Did you not take a Physics course in college?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49452988)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Red boistinker

I miss college physics. We had assigned groups and I got assigned to the Hot Girl's group (there was only one in a class of 200). I took care of all the work in the class and wound up dating her for a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453016)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:41 PM
Author: galvanic alcoholic orchestra pit selfie

They do not cover pulleys in physics class because they are trying to keep us away from the Secret Truth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49454477)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:46 PM
Author: Topaz useless brakes gas station

A pully reverses the direction of the stress tensor using centripetal force. (Or maybe it's centrifugal force. Pretty sure it's one of those.)

If you get really deep into the physics, the mass of the pully actually exerts a geometrodynamical force that acts upon the field containing the rope.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453007)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 9:49 PM
Author: magenta sticky parlour

I just watched a YouTube video of a dood restoring an old jeep, and when he sprayed lube into the stuck alternator he also sprayed it all over the belt. Intuitively I thought that was a mistake. Seems like you'd want more friction there between the belt and the pulley

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453020)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:55 PM
Author: magenta sticky parlour

Gets good around 13:30

https://youtu.be/gPOXLajvdds?si=u7ddMQQQF43ptR5H

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453127)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy site

Was sure this was an NSAM thread. Not surprised it attracted his attention.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453130)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:25 PM
Author: lime stead jewess

Its all about the displacment of gravity. If you put a couple pulleys together, it confuses the gravity molecules and they stop pushing down on the object you are trying to move, hence, the object stops feeling heavy and you can build things with large blocks such as pyramids, and also places like Nan Madol. The more pulleys you place together, the more confused the molecules becomes, its rather simple akshully

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453176)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 5:29 AM
Author: beady-eyed greedy space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453346)



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Date: November 22nd, 2025 11:36 PM
Author: anal exhilarant whorehouse

this is dumber than the fish and lightning thread, but just the same, i am confident that oldhlsdude could explain this at a level that is higher than average board understanding

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453190)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Shimmering Dilemma

Pretty sure the average board understanding is zero or near so as a result that’s not hard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49453294)



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Date: November 23rd, 2025 4:43 PM
Author: Mind-boggling trailer park

Aren’t pulleys similar to Gears.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49454483)



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Date: November 24th, 2025 3:58 AM
Author: contagious spot boltzmann



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49455393)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:34 PM
Author: Alluring sisters in law of yesteryear (πŸΎπŸ‘£)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5801213&forum_id=2...#49538545)